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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1937
Page
2
Local items include Thanksgiving printing notice and bake sale ads. Citizens like L E Hoag and Miss Eileen Neilly visitio New York and Cedar Rapids, with numerous social visits across Dubuque Mount Vernon and Rock Island. Community events mention Scotch Grove No 4 Slough school program November 22 and Wayne No 6 7 programs. cattle trading, football games, and hospital visits cited.
Karl M Keyes, an optometrist, advertises duplicate optical lenses and a complete stack of frames and mountings with same day repairs. The surrounding notes list numerous social visits, family trips, and community events from Davenport and nearby towns.
Local residents visit families in Davenport and Mount Vernon while students from Cedar Rapids and Cornell college spend weekends at home. Irene Heiken will present a Thanksgiving program at Lovell No. 9 on November 24 with 10 and 15 cent admission and free lunch. Castle Grove No. 8 hosts a home talent play Monday evening with 15 cent admission. Red Cross solicitation in Wayne township lists committee members. Dr and Mrs Schliecer visit Monticello connections during Cornell homecoming.
Retired Milwaukee railroad employee Charles M Curttright died last Saturday at 4 30 p m at Nick Delosh’s home in Olin where he had lived. He retired 15 years ago after long service and had been in failing health six years. Born near Anamosa he spent most of his life in railroading and lived in Ferguson Cedar Rapids. Survived by three sons Floyd Herbert Earl and two daughters Nina Stahl and Charlotte all in Cedar Rapids and Lisbon. Three brothers George Monticelo Dave and Harry also living. Funeral held in Olin Monday at 2 p m.
State examiners Klatt and Porter complete county books audit and report satisfaction with Jones county courthouse records. They head next to Cherokee county as the Second district officers gather in Cedar Rapids for their convention.
The Iowa farm outlook anticipates lower net farm income in the coming year with declines from April into mid summer. Cattle producers face mixed prospects as better steers fall in price while lower grades hold steadier, prompting potential restocking as high past prices ease. Dairying remains a bright spot with extensive cow and heifer sales driven by high slaughter prices.
Analysis notes that higher butterfat prices relative to feed costs bolster dairy profit potential if feed supply stays normal in coming years. Poultry: egg prices expected to rise slightly early in 1938 due to lower costs and smaller laying flocks, with larger marketings anticipated in the second half. Turkeys: cheaper feed and strong 1937 prices should lift 1938-39 production, driving down turkey prices in fall and winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harms and Mrs. Robert Harris of Manchester joined Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carmichael for a Tuesday afternoon visit. They also called on Charley Scherrer at the hospital. Mrs. Harms is a sister.
A gathering of relatives and friends marked the thirtieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Behrends at the home of Garret Juilfs in Onslow. Mr and Mrs Behrends planned their winter departure to California next week.
The passage notes a marriage at the bridegroom's parents home in Onslow on November 14 1907 officiated by Rev W H L Schusers and records a 1917 move to Owatonna Minnesota. It mentions Mr and Mrs Behrends with one daughter and four grandsons and references a gun day incident with accompanying family members and a Pere of Mr and Mrs G Julfs.
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